Offbeat European Children’s Books For Adults
Olga Grushin, author of "The Charmed Wife," recommends children’s stories that aren’t just for kids

Olga Grushin, author of "The Charmed Wife," recommends children’s stories that aren’t just for kids
Torrey Peters, author of "Detransition, Baby," reinvents the domestic novel with trans women at the center
Julie Carrick Dalton recommends books on how the loss of species affects the future of life on Earth
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Chapter One of "The Liar's Dictionary" by Eley Williams, recommended by Max Porter
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Chapter One of "The Liar's Dictionary" by Eley Williams, recommended by Max Porter
"Corpse Pose" and "Sun Salutation," two poems by Dobby Gibson
"After Life" by Joel Cuthbertson, recommended by Electric Literature